pointers

[Mathias Waack]

Aahz wrote:

> In article <mailman.142.1072628533.684.python-list at python.org>,
> km  <km at mrna.tn.nic.in> wrote:
>>
>>may i know if there is any plans of introducing the concept of
>>pointers into python language as in C ? (atleast in future versions
>>?)
> 
> There will never be pointers in Python.  Why on Earth would you
> want them?

Python has pointers. Its just a matter of definition;) 
Only pointer arithmetic is missing - aehm not available, no one
misses it.  

Mathias